Project Manager Partnerships

Position: Project Manager (Contract), Partnerships ABOUT USSofar Sounds is a global community that connects artists and audiences through unique and intimate experiences. Sofar shows transform everyday spaces — from living rooms and rooftops, to boutiques and museums — into captivating venues for intimate gigs, creating inclusive experiences that bring people closer together. Founded in London in 2009, Sofar creates space where music and arts matter in 400 cities around the world.Our global team is distributed across the US and UK, and is backed by some of the best-known consumer industry investors (TCG, Battery Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Octopus and others).THE ROLE Sofar’s Partnerships team builds and delivers branded music programs for some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Visa, New Balance, Sony, Delta, Arc’teryx and more. As we scale our slate of partner programs in the US, we’re building a flexible pool of contract Project Managers we can plug into specific campaigns as they come through the door.We’re looking for experienced PMs based in major markets across the US with a focus on NYC, San Francisco, Chicago and LA, who can take a signed deal from kick-off through event delivery and final wrap report. We’ll match contractors to campaigns based on availability, geography, and program complexity.What you’ll do:Own the post‑sale kick‑off process — lead the internal handover with Sales, build the internal kick‑off deck, and run the external client kick‑off callSet up and maintain the campaign’s project plan, internal Slack channel, and stakeholder workflows from day oneBuild the campaign budget in the Budget Tracker, drive sign‑off with Finance, and stay accountable for tracking allocated costs, active projections, and final actualsApprove all expenses and manage vendor invoicing through to final reconciliationDeliver and track performance against the internal media plan — paid and organic across You Tube and MetaWorking with our Head of Content, ensure seamless content delivery across the full campaign arc: pre‑show ticket promotion and local posts, live show‑day capture, and post‑show recap videos, performance edits, and reportingWork with our local teams to book and contract venue, artist, production and events staffAct as the day‑to‑day project lead for the client — setting communication norms, managing approval cycles, and keeping everyone aligned on timeline and milestonesDeliver the final campaign wrap in collaboration with Sales lead: content recap, dashboard, and metrics reporting against KPIsBring operational rigor and a calm hand to a fast‑moving cross‑functional team — holding Sales, Finance, local teams, marketing, and creative accountableWho you are:You have 3–7+ years of project or program management experience — ideally in branded events, experiential marketing, music, agency‑side production, or partnerships deliveryYou’ve owned campaigns end‑to‑end before, from contract signature through final wrap report, and you’re comfortable being the single point of accountability for deliveryYou’re financially fluent — you can build and manage a campaign budget, track projections vs. actuals, and partner cleanly with a Finance team for sign‑offYou understand how paid and organic media plans come together — platforms, impressions, CPV, added‑value items — and you can track delivery against committed numbersYou’ve produced live events (music a plus, but not required) and know what it takes to make show day go smoothly — venue, artist, crew, MC, run of show, contracts, briefsYou work fluently in Google Workspace, and Slack, and you instinctively reach for clarity when things get ambiguousYou’re an excellent client‑facing communicator — you can lead a kick‑off, hold a hard line on scope, and present a wrap report with equal confidenceYou’re comfortable managing multiple work streams in parallel and partnering with creative, marketing, finance, and local operations teams simultaneouslyYou’re available for contract work and energized by a flexible, project‑based engagement model — we may staff you on a single campaign or several, depending on your bandwidthYou have working knowledge of the US live events, brand partnership, and experiential landscape$40 - $65 an hour#J-18808-Ljbffr